04/09/2013Hudson Valley Community College to Host Summer Camp Fair April 20

Hudson Valley Community College will host its third annual summer camp fair, Saturday, April 20, for families looking to explore camp options for their children this summer.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the McDonough Sports Complex on the Hudson Valley campus, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy. More than 30 camps from around the Capital Region are expected to have booths and representatives in attendance.

The event will include a family fun area, clowns, a DJ, music, dancing and a bouncy house for the kids. Parents will be able to speak with summer camp representatives from around the area as well as from Hudson Valley Community College’s own Kids on Campus programs. This summer, the college will again offer a variety of athletic camps, as well as Circus Theatricks, Technology Camp, Youth Theater Program, and Summer Academy, a fun educational enrichment program for children.

For more information about the fair or directions to the campus, go to www.hvcc.edu/kidscamps or call the Office of Community and Professional Education at (518) 629-7339.

Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 70 degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Science; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and an Educational Opportunity Center for academic and career training. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of more than 13,250 students, and is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and workforce training. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.